urn:taro:utsa.00157 A Guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio: University Assembly Records, 1974-2004 6 November 2008Encoded in XMetal Author by Angela McClendon. 4 February 2009Revised in XMetal Author by Angela McClendon Ossar because of a change in collection number (formerly UA 04.06.01, now UA 03.03).28 May 2009Revised in XMetal Author by Angela McClendon Ossar because of addition. Descriptive Summary University of Texas at San Antonio. University Assembly University of Texas at San Antonio: University Assembly Records 1974-2004Materials are in English. UA 3.03 4.2 linear feet (5 Boxes) University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections The University of Texas at San Antonio University Assembly is the legislative body of the General Faculty in most matters. The University Assembly includes UTSA faculty, staff, students, and administration. During the academic year, University Assembly meetings are typically held once a month, with additional meetings for special purposes. The collection spans the years 1974 through 2004 and comprises meeting minutes and audiocassette recordings of the meetings of the University of Texas at San Antonio University Assembly. Historical Note

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) University Assembly is the legislative body of the General Faculty in most matters. The University Assembly includes UTSA faculty, staff, students, and administration. During the academic year, University Assembly meetings are typically held once a month, with additional meetings for special purposes.

The mission of the UTSA University Assembly is to promote and support the University of Texas at San Antonio, via recommendations to the President, through the representation of its community and to give an effective voice to its membership including faculty, staff, students, and administration in the University decision-making process concerning issues that affect its members’ constituency.

According the UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures, the University Assembly shall exercise the authority vested in the General Faculty, except in matters specifically reserved to the General Faculty by its own action, and/or requiring ratification by the General Faculty. Specifically, the University Assembly shall have authority to consider the following: 1. All matters of academic policy except in the area of graduate education, which responsibility is reserved to the Council on Graduate Education. 2. Regulations dealing with student activities. 3. Requirements for admission, scholastic performance, graduation, honors, or degrees, except to the extent such authority is delegated to the Council on Graduate Education. 4. Approval of undergraduate degree candidates. 5. Reports of special and standing committees of the University Assembly, including committees of the General Faculty. 6. Faculty welfare.

The University Assembly is composed of: 1. Four faculty members elected by and from the voting members of the General Faculty of each College, plus one additional faculty member for each ten percent (or major fraction thereof) of the University faculty appointed to that College, provided that all elected members must be qualified to vote in the General Faculty. 2. Ex officio members with vote to include the President, all Vice Presidents, and Deans of the Colleges. 3. Ex officio members without vote to include the Dean of Students, Director of Libraries, and the Director of Admissions and Registrar. 4. The elected President of the student body, one undergraduate student from each College to be selected as determined by the College faculty, and one graduate student elected by the Council on Graduate Education from its student members. 5. Three members of the professional staff including at least one professional librarian to be selected as determined by the General Faculty. A professional staff member is defined as any full-time employee of the University who is neither faculty nor designated as classified personnel.

The President of the University or his or her delegate presides over all meetings of the University Assembly.

Sources: University Assembly bylaws. http://www.utsa.edu/assembly/uabylaws/uabylaws1.html (Accessed November 8, 2008). University of Texas at San Antonio: Handbook of Operating Procedures, Section 2.1. http://utsa.edu/hop/chapter2/2-1.cfm (Accessed November 8, 2008).

Scope and Content Note

The collection spans the years 1974 through 2004 and comprises meeting minutes and audiocassette recordings of the meetings of the University of Texas at San Antonio University Assembly.

This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus, though off-site access is also available at UTSA's John Peace Library.

 Organization of Collection Series 1. Meeting Minutes, 1991-2004 Series 2. Meeting Sound Recordings, 1974-1995 Access Restrictions

Original audiovisual recordings are closed to patron use. Please contact University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections for information about duplication of recordings to produce access copies.

 Usage Restrictions

Please contact University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections for further information about copyright issues and permission to publish items from this collection.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], UTSA University Assembly Records, UA 3.03, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

 Acquisition Information

Transferred to the University Archives in 1995, 1998, and 2008 (Acc. 1995-999, 1998-028t, 2008-056).

 Processing Information

Processed by Angela McClendon, University Archivist, November 2008.

 Index Terms Organizations University of Texas at San Antonio. University Assembly. University of Texas at San Antonio--History. Subjects Teacher participation in administration--United States. Universities and colleges--Faculty.Universities and colleges--History.Universities and colleges--United States--Administration. Locations San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century.Texas--Education--Universities and colleges. Genres/Formats Minutes.Audiocassettes.

Alternative Form Available

University Assembly meeting minutes are available electronically through the University of Texas at San Antonio website: http://www.utsa.edu/assembly/uaminutes.html (Accessed October 13, 2011).

 Detailed Description of the Collection 1. Meeting Minutes, 1991-2004

This series comprises meeting minutes of the University Assembly in paper format.

Arranged chronologically.

 1 1 University Assembly meeting minutes, October 1991-October 1996 1 2 University Assembly meeting minutes, December 1996-May 2002 1 3 University Assembly meeting minutes, March 2003-December 2004 2. Meeting Sound Recordings, 1974-1995

This series comprises audiocassette recordings of meetings of the University Assembly from November 1974 through January 1995.

Per the university's records retention schedule, sound recordings of meetings are not kept permanently unless there are no minutes available for the meetings.

Arranged chronologically.

 2 C-UA0303/1-2 University Assembly meeting, November 12, 1974 2 C-UA0303/3-4 University Assembly meeting, December 10, 1974 2 C-UA0303/5-7 University Assembly meeting, February 11, 1975 2 C-UA0303/8-9 University Assembly meeting, March 11, 1975 2 C-UA0303/10-12 University Assembly meeting, April 8, 1975 2 C-UA0303/13-15 University Assembly meeting, September 10, 1975 2 C-UA0303/16-17 University Assembly meeting, October 14, 1975 2 C-UA0303/18-20 University Assembly meeting, November 20, 1975 2 C-UA0303/21-22 University Assembly meeting, December 10, 1975 2 C-UA0303/23-24 University Assembly meeting, January 22, 1976 2 C-UA0303/25-26 University Assembly meeting, April 13, 1976 2 C-UA0303/27 University Assembly meeting, May 13, 1976 2 C-UA0303/28-29 University Assembly meeting, September 14, 1976 2 C-UA0303/30-31 University Assembly meeting, October 12, 1976 2 C-UA0303/32 University Assembly meeting, November 9, 1976 2 C-UA0303/33 University Assembly meeting, December 14, 1976 2 C-UA0303/34-35 University Assembly meeting, February 8, 1977 2 C-UA0303/36-37 University Assembly meeting, March 8, 1977 3 C-UA0303/38-39 University Assembly meeting, April 12, 1977 3 C-UA0303/40-41 University Assembly meeting, May 10, 1977 3 C-UA0303/42-43 University Assembly meeting, September 13, 1977 3 C-UA0303/44-45 University Assembly meeting, October 11, 1977 3 C-UA0303/46-47 University Assembly meeting, November 8, 1977 3 C-UA0303/48-49 University Assembly meeting, December 12, 1977 3 C-UA0303/50-51 University Assembly meeting, February 14, 1978 3 C-UA0303/52-54 University Assembly meeting, March 14, 1978 3 C-UA0303/55-56 University Assembly meeting, April 11, 1978 3 C-UA0303/57-58 University Assembly meeting, May 9, 1978 3 C-UA0303/59 University Assembly meeting, September 12, 1978 3 C-UA0303/60-61 University Assembly meeting, October 10, 1978 3 C-UA0303/62 University Assembly meeting, November 14, 1978 3 C-UA0303/63-64 University Assembly meeting, December 12, 1978 3 C-UA0303/65 University Assembly meeting, February 13, 1979 3 C-UA0303/66 University Assembly meeting, March 13, 1979 3 C-UA0303/67-68 University Assembly meeting, April 10, 1979 3 C-UA0303/69-70 University Assembly meeting, April 17, 1979 3 C-UA0303/71 University Assembly meeting, May 8, 1979 4 C-UA0303/72 University Assembly meeting, May 8, 1979 4 C-UA0303/73 University Assembly meeting, June 12, 1979 4 C-UA0303/74-75 University Assembly meeting, September 11, 1979 4 C-UA0303/76 University Assembly meeting, October 9, 1979 4 C-UA0303/77 University Assembly meeting, November 13, 1979 4 C-UA0303/78 University Assembly meeting, February 12, 1980 4 C-UA0303/79 University Assembly meeting, April 8, 1980 4 C-UA0303/80 University Assembly meeting, May 8, 1980 4 C-UA0303/81 University Assembly meeting, September 9, 1980 4 C-UA0303/82 University Assembly meeting, November 11, 1980 4 C-UA0303/83 University Assembly meeting, December 9, 1980 4 C-UA0303/84 University Assembly meeting, February 10, 1981 4 C-UA0303/85 University Assembly meeting, March 10, 1981 4 C-UA0303/86 University Assembly meeting, April 6, 1981 4 C-UA0303/87 University Assembly meeting, April 14, 1981 4 C-UA0303/88 University Assembly meeting, May 13, 1981 4 C-UA0303/89 University Assembly meeting, September 8, 1981 4 C-UA0303/90 University Assembly meeting, October 13, 1981 4 C-UA0303/91 University Assembly meeting, March 9, 1982 4 C-UA0303/92 University Assembly meeting, April 13, 1982 4 C-UA0303/93 University Assembly meeting, September 1982 4 C-UA0303/94 University Assembly meeting, October 12, 1982 4 C-UA0303/95 University Assembly meeting, December 14, 1982 4 C-UA0303/96 University Assembly meeting, February 8, 1983 4 C-UA0303/97 University Assembly meeting, March 8, 1983 4 C-UA0303/98-99 University Assembly meeting, April 12, 1983 4 C-UA0303/100-101 University Assembly meeting, May 10, 1983 4 C-UA0303/102-104 University Assembly meeting, September 13, 1983 4 C-UA0303/105-106 University Assembly meeting, October 11, 1983 5 C-UA0303/107 University Assembly meeting, November 8, 1983 5 C-UA0303/108 University Assembly meeting, December 1983 5 C-UA0303/109 University Assembly meeting, March 13, 1984 5 C-UA0303/110 University Assembly meeting, April 10, 1984 5 C-UA0303/111 University Assembly meeting, May 8, 1984 5 C-UA0303/112 University Assembly meeting, September 11, 1984 5 C-UA0303/113 University Assembly meeting, October 9, 1984 5 C-UA0303/114 University Assembly meeting, November 13, 1984 5 C-UA0303/115 University Assembly meeting, February 12, 1985 5 C-UA0303/116 University Assembly meeting, April 9, 1985 5 C-UA0303/117 University Assembly meeting, May 8, 1985 5 C-UA0303/118 University Assembly meeting, September 10, 1985 5 C-UA0303/119 University Assembly meeting, October 8, 1985 5 C-UA0303/120 University Assembly meeting, November 12, 1985 5 C-UA0303/121 University Assembly meeting, February 11, 1986 5 C-UA0303/122 University Assembly meeting, March 8, 1986 5 C-UA0303/123-124 University Assembly meeting, April 8, 1986 5 University Assembly meeting, May 13, 1986 5 University Assembly meeting, September 9, 1986 5 University Assembly meeting, Part 1, October 14, 1986 5 University Assembly meeting, Part 2, October 14, 1986 5 University Assembly meeting, April 14, 1987 5 University Assembly meeting, May 12, 1987 5 University Assembly meeting, September 8, 1987 5 University Assembly meeting, Part 1, April 12, 1988 5 University Assembly meeting, Part 2, April 12, 1988 5 University Assembly meeting, May 10, 1988 5 C-UA0303/125 University Assembly meeting, April 16, 1991 5 C-UA0303/126-127 University Assembly meeting, September 10, 1991 5 C-UA0303/128-129 University Assembly meeting, April 13, 1993 5 C-UA0303/130 University Assembly meeting, January 17, 1995